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The Berlin wall was orders of magnitude shorter, had a much smaller population of people trying to cross it, guards with shooting orders, several decades of pro
by phreeza 5y ago
The Berlin wall was orders of magnitude shorter, had a much smaller population of people trying to cross it, guards with shooting orders, several decades of progressive technological improvements, pervasive surveillance of the people trying to cross it before the act. People still managed to cross it.
- aerostable_slug 5y agoMore illegal immigrants cross into California in a single night than in the entire history of the Inner German Border. That said, I don't think any sane person would favor using things like SM-70 directional mines to secure the American border. We can make a dent on illegal labor and more importantly get some idea of who these people are without resorting to the tactics of the DDR.
- phreeza 5y agoI don't object to anything you've said, I was just replying to the absoluteness of the statement made by GP. Making a land border of that size absolutely safe against sufficiently motivated and individuals is harder than they seem to think.